Really engrossing, thrilling read which I recommend to anyone who loves this genre. Really great new author for me to add to my must reads.

3 women whose stories get interlinked with a terror attack. The story was fast paced where the lives of the three women were unfurled as the book progressed. The story abounded in twists which caused me to read it in one go.

This one was okay for me...I had a hard time getting into it, but the plot was great and really well thought out.

Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the eARC.

I have said this alot this year but this is my favourite book of 2021. When I finished I just sat and thought about how what I had just read was amazing!!!

We follow the story of three amazing Lauren, Kathleen and Emily. All three stories are intertwined after a terrorist attack on the subway. Emily works with the local council and lives with her daughter, her elderly neighbour Kathleen is worried because her friend Sharon didn't turn up after a strange call from her. Turns out Emily was the last one to see her. When Sharon is found there's fear that Emily is being targeted. But there is far more to Kathleen's story but what will Emily do when she finds out. Plus how does Lauren fit in to all this?

This is one of those books where there is twist after twist after omfg moments. I just had mouth open throughout and I honestly just didn't see most of the twist coming.
I enjoyed all the women in the story Emily was pretty bad ass and I quite liked her take charge attitude she was really well written and I was in ora of her. Kathleen though just became that bad ass gran I need in my life. The more of her story I read the more I grew to adore her even more and I just was so hooked everytime we jumped to another person I wanted to get back to Kathleen.
Lauren's story is tragic and trigger warning talk of drugs and abuse. It was a hard read at times but harrowing non the less.

It's super hard because I want to spill out everything I loved about this book but if I do it will spoil everything so I shall not. But be warned. It's a roller coaster and be prepared for it to get more intense as you make your way through each part.
Surprisingly I quite liked the fact the story was told in parts as often that turns me off. But it made no difference at all and actually gave me a natural pausing point whilst trying to cram the new information in. Michele Weinstat Miller is a talented writer and I cannot wait for her next thriller


All in all I would whole heartedly record gone by morning to all that love the genre, also crime fiction lovers and any and all readers, this isn't one to miss
5 🌟. I honestly can say this is my best read of 2021

Thank you to netgalley, the author, the publishers for the advanced digital copy of gone by morning in exchange for my fair and honest opinions

Brilliant! Fast paced, strong characters, strong plot. I loved the women in this story and how retreated to one another. Well done, Ms Miller!

Kathleen has reestablished her life after time in prison but now things are literally blowing it apart. She escapes a suicide bombing on the NYC subway only to find herself bombed again. Sharon, an old acquaintance, didn't turn up for their planned meeting because she's, well, been murdered. Kathleen's neighbor Emily, a journalist, doesn't like the explanations she's not getting (she saw Sharon leave their building) so she persuades Kathleen to help her investigate. Thriller readers know this will take them into dangerous areas- so perilous that someone wants them dead. The plot does get a bit convoluted in spots (and there are a couple of subplots) but it works because of the characters. I liked Kathleen, a mature woman who doesn't take guff, as well as Emily, her daughter, and the dog. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. No spoilers from me.

This book starts with a bang. While the story was good & kept me intrigued, I felt it was overly convoluted. There's a lot of twists, and I particularly liked the last chapter.

Michele Weinstat Miller writes a thriller with characters (and a dog!) who are so achingly real that you can't help but want to give them a hug. I loved the textured and nuanced circumstances of each person in this novel and how they all fit together so explosively. A page-turner, a thriller, but much more than that. This is an intelligent novel with heart that will entertain but it will also make you think,
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The story begins with a 68-year-old woman named Kathleen riding on a New York City subway. She receives a text alert telling her that CNN has reported a bomb in the subway system. She's close to where the bomber has set off the bomb, killing himself and at least 48 other people. She escapes and ends up walking seven miles home to her apartment in a building she owns.

The bombing sets up a flurry of investigations to determine the bomber's name, motive and if he was working alone. Once identified as Jackson Mattingly they mystery only deepens. He doesn't seem to have any motive for his actions.

Emily Silverman is one of the mayor's press secretaries. She also lives in the building Kathleen owns with her almost-three-year-old daughter Skye. Unknown to her is the fact that Kathleen is her grandmother who has manipulated events through a fake Facebook friend to get Emily her job at City Hall and her apartment in order to get to know her granddaughter and great-granddaughter.

Kathleen was convicted of manslaughter and spent some years in prison. She and her husband were both drug addicts. She is the one who brought her husband the drugs that killed him. After getting out of prison there weren't a lot of job opportunities which led her to become a madam. She is now many-years retired. She lost her daughter Lauren through all of the events of her trial and incarceration, Lauren, who had drug problems of her own, felt abandoned and has spent the past thirty years with very mixed feelings about the woman she wrote out of her life.

Now, it seems that the past has made a reappearance when one of the women who worked for her asked to see her but never arrived only to be found murdered and dumped at a b each famous as a dumping ground for prostitutes. Emily was a witness to the woman's near arrival at Kathleen's when she saw the woman get into a car outside the apartment building. The police seem to have written off what looks like the death of one more prostitute but Emily and Kathleen begin to investigate.

Then a lawyer who was also a former client of Kathleen's first tells Kathleen to back off the investigation and then is supposed to have committed suicide. This leads Kathleen to believe that there is more to know about her friend's past and the mysterious Client 13 who was the only thing they had in common.

After an arson attack on her building which nearly costs Kathleen, Emily and Skye their lives, police arrest Kathleen for being the arsonist. Her bank accounts have been drained and evidence is discovered that she's the one who started the fires as a way of claiming the insurance. All she and Emily know is that there is a powerful and connected enemy out there who doesn't want his secrets revealed.

The story is told from multiple viewpoints including both Kathleen and Emily and also Jackson Mattingly and the mysterious hidden figure who is at the center of the events. Lauren's husband Carl who is an FBI Agent currently on medical leave fighting MS and Lauren herself get chances to be viewpoint characters.

I really enjoyed this twisty tale about the past coming to haunt the present, about the hidden parts of wealth and politics, and about secrets. It was filled with so much tension that I needed to sometimes put it down and walk away to decompress. Fans of intense mysteries will enjoy this one.

This one reaches out and grabs your attention from the off with a very shocking terrorism attack. Immediately, the reader is introduced to Kathleen who you soon learn has a very colourful past. All of a sudden her friend is missing and then another crime needs to be solved.
Some really great characters in this, I love the complexity of Kathleen. Really like the minor characters that surround her too.
Its a tense storyline, and whilst it tends to veer off the terrorism plot to a point, the mystery of both plots are engaging, twisty and keep you hooked.
A great read.

This was my first Michele Weinstat Miller novel. I thoroughly enjoyed Gone by Morning, and I would highly recommend this novel to those who enjoy a good crime mystery.

This was an easy/fun read. Kathleen is a woman who spent 5 years in jail for a homicide. After her release, she scrapes by at the skin of her teeth and is almost blown up by a terrorist attack on a subway.

From there, Kathleen's life starts to spiral out of control.

A skipped meeting with an acquaintance ends up in murder.

This novel was filled with suspense, twists and turns. The chapters easily flow, the relationships are established and all in all this is an easy read.

I found this a brilliant read and got sucked right into it, couldn't put it down and read it in a few days! There was a great plot and kept me guessing right up til the end. I enjoyed reading how Kathleen & Emilys relationship evolved and the twists and turns of the story. I hope to read more by Michelle Weinstat Miller soon

This novel could be considered a fast-paced thriller about family and the primacy of strong family relationships. As the extent of the familial relationships is teased out over the course of the narrative – both on the heroes’ side and the villains’ – the importance of the family bond becomes apparent. However, the novel is far more than that.
While the villains remain in the shadows for much of the novel, their own pernicious heritage is revealed. Through creative use of flashback, we are introduced to a lineage populated by dangerous, high-functioning psychopaths who merit a sequel or further exploration.
The novel is well-researched, the author clearly knowledgeable about a variety of issues; Michele Weinstat Miller shows intimate familiarity with both the city of New York and aspects of the legal system. So too there are elements that touch on recovery from addiction, politics on a grand scale, the nature of police procedure, and the petulance of a dangerous, emotionally-unbalanced young man.
A highly recommended read with a number of twists and turns that will keep you riveted throughout.

This book starts off with a literal bang when a suicide bomber strikes in the New York subway. A woman named Kathleen barely escapes the blast. While the bombing story dominates the headlines a woman from Kathleen’s past is murdered, a seemingly unrelated event. The police question Kathleen about her past, which includes jail time and a job as a madam. They also talk to Emily, a young woman working for City Hall who saw the woman getting into a car the night she was killed. Kathleen and Emily, who live in the same building, decide to look into the case on their own. This proves to be much more dangerous than they could have imagined. As Kathleen’s past and Emily’s present collide they have to rely on each other, which leads to interesting personal revelations and a tense climax. The characters were well-written and the story was engaging, although the ending left some questions unanswered. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

This was sent to me by Netgalley for review on Kindle. It is a character driven novel with many twists and turns...just when the read thinks the answers are obvious, something else happens...mayhem...murder...try this one...perhaps more likable characters might add to the story.